Dawn Miller
Florence,AZ
Summary
Friendly and energetic with years in the childcare industry. Motivated to help children become happy, healthy and well-behaved. Early Childhood Development Teacher committed to each child's successful cognitive, physical and emotional progress.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Preschool Teacher
Children's Aid Society
1008 N. 2nd Street, Clearfield, PA 16830
09.2003 - 02.2007
- Addressed behavioral and learning issues with parents and daycare management.
- Fostered reasoning and problem solving through active exploration games and activities.
- Monitored students' educational progress with individual charts and files.
- Sanitized toys and play equipment each day to maintain safety and cleanliness.
- Allowed for ample outdoor discovery time each day.
- Assisted and supervised [varied] children through the entire school day.
- Gave one-on-one attention to children while maintaining overall focus on the entire group.
- Established daily routines that were easy for the children to follow.
- Used classroom observations to create written assessments of student performance.
- Nurtured a supportive learning environment that was often used as a model for other classrooms.
- Planned and led activities to develop students’ physical, emotional and social growth.
- Instructed small groups of students in basic concepts such as the alphabet, shapes and color recognition.
- Tailored lesson plans for students with emotional and cognitive disabilities.
- Taught an average of [varied] students per class.
- Led reading and arts and crafts lessons.
- Assisted in preparing reports and paperwork for parent-teacher conferences.
- Identified warning signs of emotional or developmental problems and reported to parents.
- Prepared instruction materials, including making copies, constructing bulletin boards and setting up work areas.
- Kept classrooms clean by sterilizing and disinfecting toys and surfaces.
- Relieved the classroom teacher during breaks.
- Maintained head count and attendance sheets.
Customer Service
Verizon (The Phone Gus, Inc.)
216 N. 2nd Street, Clearfield, PA 16830
- Greeted customers entering the store to ascertain what each customer wanted or needed.
- Described product to customers and accurately explained details and care of merchandise.
- Earned management trust by serving as key holder, responsibly opening and closing store.
- Politely assisted customers in person and via telephone.
- Answered product questions with up-to-date knowledge of sales and store promotions.
- Effectively communicated with and supported sales, marketing and administrative teams on a daily basis.
- Restocked inventory ever month and reviewed cash operation data to verify proper replenishment.
- Bagged, boxed or gift-wrapped sold merchandise per customer's request.
- Investigated and resolved customer inquiries and complaints in a timely and empathetic manner.
- Maintained cleanliness and presentation of stock room and production floor.
- Organized store merchandise racks by size, style and color to promote visually appealing environment.
- Routinely answered customer questions regarding merchandise and pricing.
- Operated a POS system to itemize and complete an average of number customer purchases.
- Learned, referenced and applied product knowledge information.
- Participated in physical inventory counts every time period.
- Replenished supplies, bags and other materials at each cash wrap.
- Set up and explained new membership contracts.
Education
GED - undefined
Plymptonville School
1996
Child Development Associate (CDA) - Early Development
Clearfield County Career And Technology Center
2006
Skills
- Knowledge of behavioral disorders
- Mother of [4]
- Food handling preparation
- CDA License
- Emotionally supportive
- Self-sufficient and confident
- People-oriented
- Adept at working with special needs children
- People-oriented
- Loves children
- Energetic caregiver
- Dependable
- Positive and
- Exceptional organizational skill
Timeline
Preschool Teacher
Children's Aid Society
09.2003 - 02.2007
Customer Service
Verizon (The Phone Gus, Inc.)
GED - undefined
Plymptonville School
Child Development Associate (CDA) - Early Development
Clearfield County Career And Technology Center